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TIME WARNER CABLE ANNOUNCES SECOND ANNUAL CONNECT A MILLION MINDS WEEK - Girl Scouts from Brooklyn Participated in Event Held at Time Warner Cable’s Greenpoint Office

Release Date: 04/07/2011

During Time Warner Cable's Connect A Million Minds® week (April 4-8), employee volunteers engaged Girl Scouts from Brooklyn in a fun activity to illustrate energy conversion as part of the company’s signature curriculum Cracking the Codes in the Digital World™. Photo Credit: Shahar Azran Photography

New York, NY – Time Warner Cable New York City hosted its second annual Connect a Million Minds®(CAMM) Week from April 4 to 8 with local organizations. The company’s signature curriculum, Cracking the Codes in the Digital World, provides background into the digital technologies that support cable television infrastructure and delivery. The Girl Scouts from Brooklyn were invited to Time Warner Cable’s Greenpoint office on April 6 to participate in hands-on activities led by the company’s employees and executives from the Technical Operations group. These activities showcased how science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are integrated in the everyday operations at Time Warner Cable.

Commenting on the importance of science and math, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer stated “Simply put, we can’t remain the greatest economic power on the planet if we do not improve our math and science education, and we are falling behind our rivals. That is why programs like Connect a Million Minds® are so vital. CAMM connects the talent in a company like Time Warner Cable with community organizations and our young people to spark curiosity and excellence in the minds of tomorrow.”

“We are pleased to partner with Time Warner Cable on their CAMM curriculum because it will introduce more young women to science and technology, one of the core program goals of the Girl Scout leadership experience” said Dawn Nolan, Acting CEO of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York. “Girl Scouts attending the CAMM programs this week will learn to push boundaries, test limits, and look at the world around them through inquisitive eyes.”

“As part of Time Warner Cable’s Connect a Million Minds® initiative, we’re proud to give students the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes look into our company, how we operate and the important role that science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) play in an industry like telecommunications. Our employees served as terrific mentors to these students and we hope they now have a new view of the significance of STEM and how it impacts STEM-related education and careers in the future,” said Howard Szarfarc, Regional Vice President of Operations, Time Warner Cable New York City.

Time Warner Cable New York City is also conducting CAMM Week activities in the following communities:

P.S. 150 students at Time Warner Cable’s College Point office in Queens on April 4

New York City Girl Scouts at Time Warner Cable’s Flatiron/Gramercy office in Manhattan on April 5

Orange County 4-H Robotics Team at Time Warner Cable’s Middletown office on April 7

This year, a second curriculum was developed by the company, Cracking the Codes in the Wireless World, and provides middle school students with the opportunity to experience the technologies behind the wireless products they encounter every day.

CAMM Week is celebrated throughout Time Warner Cable’s entire footprint. Last year, more than 3,000 students and Time Warner Cable employee volunteers participated in inaugural CAMM Week, which included the support of 24 proclamations in 8 states.

Connect a Million Minds® is an initiative created by Time Warner Cable in 2009 to inspire young people to build the skills needed in STEM to become the problem solvers of tomorrow. The CAMM website provides unique resources for those who want to participate in helping young people gain access to STEM opportunities like “The Connectory.” The Connetory makes it simple and easy for parents and students to find science and technology learning opportunities and activities in their communities.

Time Warner Cable’s New York City footprint serves over 1.3 million customers in four boroughs (Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island and western Brooklyn), Mt. Vernon, Hudson Valley (Orange, Sullivan, Ulster Counties and parts of Dutchess, Greene and Delaware Counties), and Bergen and Hudson Counties in New Jersey.

About TWC Connect a Million MindsTime Warner Cable’s (TWC) Connect a Million Minds (CAMM) is a five-year, $100 million philanthropic initiative to address America’s declining proficiency in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), which puts our children at risk of not competing successfully in a global economy. Using its media assets, TWC creates awareness of the issue and inspires students to develop the STEM skills they need to become the problem solvers of tomorrow. Program highlights include: original PSAs that challenge public perceptions of STEM; a unique website, www.connectamillionminds.com, where parents and community members can pledge to connect young people with the wonders of science; “The Connectory”, a one-of-a-kind online resource that makes it simple and easy for parents and students to find informal science and technology learning opportunities in their communities; grants to support non-profit organizations that bring stimulating, high-quality and affordable after-school STEM learning to students; TWC employees, over 47,000 strong, who volunteer their time at community events like science fairs and robotics competitions, and share their passion for engineering and technology with students at CAMM career days. TWC’s national CAMM partners are CSAS (Coalition for Science After School) and FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). Local TWC markets are activating CAMM across the country with community-specific programs and partnerships.

About Time Warner CableTime Warner Cable is the second-largest cable operator in the U.S., with technologically advanced, well-clustered systems located mainly in five geographic areas — New York State (including New York City), the Carolinas, Ohio, southern California (including Los Angeles) and Texas. Time Warner Cable serves more than 14 million customers who subscribe to one or more of its video, high-speed data and voice services. Time Warner Cable Business Class offers a suite of phone, Internet, Ethernet and cable television services to businesses of all sizes. Time Warner Cable Media, the advertising arm of Time Warner Cable, offers national, regional and local companies innovative advertising solutions that are targeted and affordable. More information about the services of Time Warner Cable is available at www.timewarnercable.com, www.twcbc.com and www.twcmedia.com.

About Girl Scouts of Greater New YorkGirl Scouts of Greater New York serves 23,130 girls in virtually every zip code of New York City. The substantive leadership development programs include career exploration, financial literacy, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), camping and environmental programs, and the nation’s largest business training program for girls, the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Demand for Girl Scout programs is on the rise in New York City – in fact, girl membership has grown for five consecutive years. Girl Scout programs prepare girls to be leaders in their communities – fulfilling the Girl Scout mission of building girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. Visit www.girlscoutsnyc.org to learn more.